At one minute past noon, Osmar and her team of 10 dogs reached the finish line of the 150-mile race from Willow to Yentna Station and back. Eight minutes later, runner-up Anitra Winkler of Cantwell joined Osmar at the finish line.
Winkler led a field of 13 teenage mushers to the halfway point Saturday, reaching Yentna at 5:29, eight minutes ahead of Osmar. Osmar made up the difference on the race back to Willow to win a $5,000 scholarship, which she said she hopes to use to become a veterinarian.
A sophomore at Skyview, Osmar placed fourth in last year's race and Winkler finished fifth.
Rebecca Ruzicka of Anchor Point claimed third place -- the same spot she nailed down last year -- by reaching Willow at 12:26 p.m. Jeremiah Klejka of Bethel was fourth, arriving at 12:42 p.m., with Guillermo Anoton of Madrid, Spain, following at 1:14 p.m. in fifth place.
Other finishers and their arrival times, as of 6 p.m. Sunday: Meredith Mapes of Wasilla, 1:44; Jeff Holt of North Pole, 2:59; Tobin Sworts of Palmer 3:12; Emily Krol of Wasilla, 3:21; Kaye Berg of Eagle River, 3:27. Still on the trail were Ilsa Schwazburg of Wasilla, Yuta Takagi of Anchorage and Jonathan Biggerstaff-Myers of Talkeetna.
The race began at 10 a.m. Saturday and had a mandatory 10-hour layover at Yentna.
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